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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Donna828 | May 15, 2009 |  1   I had a very difficult time with this book. It was difficult to read, both because it was written in the Ozark dialect, and also because it was, well, difficult to read. Everything that happens in the book is written so matter-of factly, like it's perfectly normal for a teenaged girl to be beaten by a group of adult women because she's asking too many questions. Even Ree, the teenager, seems to accept this as the way of the world. That being said, it is a very powerful book, more so because I suspect that these things happen daily in that area. I didn't like it, I didn't enjoy it, but I can't call it a "bad book." (  )tloeffler | May 14, 2009 | A coming of age story about a young girl searching for her missing father in order to save the family home from repossession. ( )peggyar | Jul 25, 2008 | http://tinyurl.com/4qed7x Although I guess this novel is technically a mystery, it feels less like one than most. It's gritty, harsh and honest-- you are in the Ozarks living this teenager's life, feeling her emotional and physical hurts. And because it's written by a man from that part of the country, you are more willing to believe that this torturous existence and the society that surrounds it are true-to-life. I wonder how Woodrell would do on books not set in the Ozarks, because the book would be nothing without that. Of course, I'm perfectly fine with him keeping on in this vein. What's the oft-used phrase? "Write what you know." If only I could figure out how the blue bag fit into the picture-- is this a plot hole on Woodrell's part, or am I just missing something? (I paged through twice after finishing.) (  )khage | Apr 15, 2008 | 1 This was an excellent read. Woodrell created a cold and gray Missouri that left me shivering. His depiction of the landscape and people was masterful. Ree Dolly was the perfect heroine struggling for survival in the Ozarks where today's moonshine is 'crank'. I did love Woodrell's language, which was English, but he chose the correct words and put them in just the right order. ( )Banoo | Feb 29, 2008 | 1 0.073 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 031605755X, Hardcover)Meet Ree Dolly -- not since Mattie Ross stormed her way through Arkansas in True Grit has a young girl so fiercely defended her loved ones. Sixteen-year-old Ree Dolly has grown up in the harsh poverty of the Ozarks and belongs to a large extended family. On a bitterly cold day, Ree, who takes care of her two younger brothers as well as her mother, learns that her father has skipped bail. If he fails to appear for his upcoming court date on charges of cooking crystal meth, his family will lose their house, the only security they have. Winter's Bone is the story of Ree's quest to bring her father back, alive or dead. Her goal had been to leave her messy world behind and join the army, where "everybody had to help keep things clean." But her father's disappearance forces her to first take on the outlaw world of the Dolly family. Ree's plan is elemental and direct: find her father, teach her little brothers how to fend for themselves, and escape a downward spiral of misery. Asking questions of the rough Dolly clan can be a fatal mistake, but Ree perseveres. Her courage and purity of spirit make her a truly compelling figure. She learns that what she had long considered to be the burdens imposed on her by her family are, in fact, the responsibilities that give meaning and direction to her life. Her story is made palpable by Woodrell, who is "that infrequent thing, a born writer" (Philadelphia Inquirer).(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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The poetic writing combined with the gritty language was an interesting contrast in this almost myth-like tale. Ree is one of the most memorable characters I've come across in a coming-of-age novel. She can take a beating, handle a gun, and skin a squirrel with ease, while having a tenderness beyond her years for her two younger brothers and her mentally ill mother. This gripping life-interrupter packs a lot of emotional intensity in its 193 pages, but it is definitely not for the faint of heart. (